Boonwara Sumano Chenphuengpawn In effect, everyone is forced to stay at home for a period of 40 days. There’s the real possibility that period will be extended if the situation does not improve sufficiently by the end of April. For some people, staying at home may help protect them from the virus, but at the same […]
Dr. Somchai Jitsuchon* I believe that the question many people have in mind at the moment is that what will happen after the end of the lockdown on April 30? Will it be extended? Will it be extended with less strict measures considering the recent decrease in the number of infected people, or will it […]
To prevent people infected with COVID-19 from entering Thailand, The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) announced that Thai people abroad who wish to return to Thailand must present 2 documents to the airline: a medical certificate confirming that they are healthy enough to travel, and a travel certificate issued by the Embassy of Thailand, […]
Government must mobilize resources to solve the COVID-19 crisis and ease people’s suffering in a comprehensive and straight-to-the point manner Academics from Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) who have been anxiously following the COVID-19 pandemic suggest that the outbreak situation in Thailand may soon enter a critical level as the number of infected and sick […]
Ployroong Lerttaweepornkul If you think disruptive technologies such as artificial intelligence, robotics, and automation only affect lower-skilled workers, not professionals like you, think again.True, the widespread use of robotics and automation has hit manufacturing workers hard as it forges ahead to put millions in routine, repetitive tasks out of work. But when an online healthcare […]
Worawan Chandoevwit Boondhariga Chonpitakwong For people in their 80s, night time is for sleeping. Not for 83-year-old Khem, a poor villager in Buri Ram province. Sleep is a luxury when a big fair in a city nearby means a chance for him to earn some coins from busking. With a pair of small ching cymbals, […]
Ratree Prasomsup Despite their different politics, successive governments similarly promised to produce a skilled workforce to move the country out of the middle-income trap. They also similarly failed. The country’s challenges are now even greater with the rapidly changing employment landscape from disruptive technology. Don’t blame it on a lack of policy vision.All major national […]
Sirawitch Rattanaprateeptong Nawathas Thasanabanchong With a rapidly greying population, it is time for Thailand to equip every single youth with proper education and skills so they can help sustain the economy and shoulder the rising costs of elderly care. Sadly this is not happening. Much attention has been given to the unemployment of new graduates, […]
In the first part of this two-part article, published TDRI website on Jan 22, I mentioned six things we should know about inequality in Thailand — most of them under-recognised and underappreciated. In this second part I will deal with what we should do but are not doing or not doing well. There are 10 […]
Somchai Jitsuchon One reason for optimism over inequality in Thailand is that awareness of the problem is far higher these days. And not only in Thailand: the whole world now pays serious attention to the issue as a fundamental problem afflicting modern mankind. Inequality is more than a money matter. Inequality is unethical. It crushes […]
Yongyuth Chalamwong Ratree Prasomsup Apart from the baht getting stronger, Thai exports will suffer another big blow when the United States cuts Thailand’s duty-free trade privileges due to the poor protection of workers’ rights.From April, the suspension of trade privileges for Thailand under the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) will affect a wide range of […]
